Abalone Tales: Collaborative Explorations of Sovereignty and Identity in Native California
Alternate Title
Narrating Native Histories
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Author/Creator
Les W. Field
General overview of Métis history, dispersion and employment patterns with special reference to the author's family.
Discusses rights to traditional culture including skills, arts, beliefs, and knowledge of the environment and makes suggestions on approaches to the property debate.
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Argues that economic development only makes sense when the band controls both its own resources and sustains its identity.